LBJ's Texas White House : "our heart's home" / Hal K. Rothman. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothman, Hal, 1958-2007.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Homes and haunts--Texas--Texas Hill Country.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

LBJ Ranch House (Tex.).

Ranch life--Texas--Texas Hill Country.

Ranch life.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Texas Hill Country (Tex.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Texas Hill Country (Tex.).

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (Tex.).

Ranch life--Texas Hill Country--Texas--Biography.

Presidents--United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 300 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this detailed account of how the Johnson Ranch was used during LBJ's years in public office, readers will learn who visited, how they were fed and entertained, and how LBJ conducted the nation's business while there. Readers will get a fascinating interpretation of how the ranch influenced LBJ's self-image, promoted his rags-to-riches story, and gave him in retirement the one thing he truly craved: control.

Contents:

Buntons, Baineses, Johnsons, and the Hill Country

Buying the Family Ranch

The Senate Years: Creating a Mythic Place from an Actual One, 1951-60

The Vice President's Ranch

Creating the First Remote White House

The President's Palace: The Ranch Day-to-Day, 1963-69

A Slice of Real America: Showcasing the Ranch during the Presidency

Eastern Media and the Man from Texas: The Ranch as a Cross-Cultural Experience

The Ranch as a Haven

"Eight Hundred Yards up the Road": The Ranch and Retirement, 1969-73

Epilogue: Power and Place in American Culture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58544-949-0